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HELP! with setting up Wetsounds 420 & new Amps

Hopefully this weekend I will have finished the install of my new sound system which includes;
Kenwood KMR-700U Head Unit
Kenwood KCA-RC55MR wired remote
Four Icon8s tower speakers
Six XS-650 inboats
WS-420SQ zone control
Kicker KXM400.2 Tower Amps
Kicker KXM800.5 for the sub and inboats
JL Audio 12” W6 sub

What I need help with is what settings on the HU, Amps and 420 should I start with?

Only difference is that you likely have the newer WS420 that doesn't have seperate gains that you can set, so skip that step. I have the older model that has adjustable gains, but I left them right in the middle like this doc suggests.

Icons: hi-pass and about 50-80 hz. I would run the amp in summed mono if you can. Other wise, wire a port and STBD together on one chnl and the other port and STBD together on the other chnl. This helps get all the program material on both sides of the wake.

in-boats: hi-pass @ 80Hz. That new ZXM800.5 has some not so normal settings, so I need to refresh my memory on it and I can get back to you on where to set those other switches.

If I ride bad, I turn the volume up or change the song?? I cant find the owner's manual...

Tell me more about the enclosure for the W6.

I am still using my sealed enclosure which I made out of 3/4" Baltic Birch, then glassed it inside and outside, painted it inside and outside and covered it with marine vinyl( probably not what you meant).
I shot for a Qtc = 0.8, and got a net box volume of 1.31 cu. ft. for the sealed enclosure.

After this season, I may go to a ported enclosure mounted up under the dash through the helm support.

Icons: hi-pass and about 50-80 hz. I would run the amp in summed mono if you can. Other wise, wire a port and STBD together on one chnl and the other port and STBD together on the other chnl. This helps get all the program material on both sides of the wake.

in-boats: hi-pass @ 80Hz. That new ZXM800.5 has some not so normal settings, so I need to refresh my memory on it and I can get back to you on where to set those other switches.

Sweet, I will start there, gotta admit, I am old and getting tired of laying upside down on my back in the dark...WHERE are those damn TEENAGERS of mine!!!!!

not yet, sorry. Im about caught up on my current project, so i may have some time to dig into it tomorrow.

Just wanted to give MLA, Kicker Phil (yes I renamed him!) and the others on this board who have helped me out with my stereo, wiring and other projects a big THANKS!

This last weekend I finally got a chance to run my new sound system and ballast system as the first time I blew a fuse that I couldn't find and I had (bad, bad, BAD!) the WS 420SQ powered off of the same buss (lazy). Anyway all five reversibles ran great, and the sound system was just AWESOME, I really originally thought the hype about the Wetsounds speakers were mostly hype, but all my buddies were blown away, and there was a lot of compliments at the dock about the RGB LEDs! Kicker Phil's amps performed flawlessly!

Again, thanks to all that helped...and now if you guys could start donating to my kids college funds so my wife doesn't...